The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1933 Page: 1 of 4
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At Sea,
Enroute San Pedro.THE BIG TEXAS
NAUTICAL
&TV T" Sv ' I-' tiLONE STAR CLUB SUS-
MAKE GOOD SHOWING THE old figure-heads previously used SUCCESSFUL
on Naval vessels to express their individ-_
'1 TIT-i the showing put up by our box- 1 uality, have disappeared. The Phoeni- AFTER a very
squad last week, in a smoker witness cians and Egyptians ornamented their ship's dances at
cd by a crowd of 1500 spectators, one can ships with figureheads to aid in disting- Charleston, the Lo
say with a great deal of confidence that uishing them. The Vikings designed threw the farewell
he Texas is getting some-place in ath- the figureheads of the warships to in- The best crowds
letics. still fear in the ranks of their enemies. sent to enjoy the f
In the first bout of the evening two The long warships of the Greeks and Ro- tra was at the pea
ouggers, Norris and Trowbridge, mauled mans frequently carried a statue of a have been the con
each other for eight minutes. In this favorite god or goddess at the bow as a upon the orchestra
tiht we saw Norris use a couple straights vigilant guardian. Chinese junks fre- sic throughout th
o gather in a point or two, which no quently have a huge eye at their bows bowl was filled t
{rubt caused the judges to give the Texas to watch for devils. In the United States were given to the L
ian the decision by a very slight margin. Navy, the figureheads flourished in the pentine all combine
Joe Perecko met the same man he en- days of the wooden sailing ships. The old well dance a gala
1-e-ed the ring with a couple weeks pre- Deleware had a figurehead of the Dela- These dances w
feeding. Joe learned a great deal since ware Indian Chief "Tecumseh" to guide decent, orderly fas
that fight, but not enough to get away her fortunes. The Niagara, of Lake Erie we were reliably in
om the cagey Bryant who outpointed fame, carried at her prow a finely carved among the
dim by a small margin.amnth ;,t
The Olahma enered eagle. In 1909 by order of the Secretary in Bremerton.
The Oklahoma entered a scrappy light of the Navy, figure-heads were removed TeShp W. IN
~eight to met Pancheri for the third en- o h ay iuehaswr eoe The Ship'> _s' .
Wouner. eorietput uapher anr exce and from the fighting ships of the United specially the assets
punter. Georgie put up an excellent and! States Navy, and their future use dis" Sorkepe Wy
ame fight but was unable to get around State NtjStorekeeper W. C
continued. major portion oft
the ever pressing Wiedman. * ! (Continued
For the fifth bout the referee would From time to time merchant vessels
have done well had he possessed a shield
as a go between while instructing theCVACAT
Lexington boy Lopez and our "Spike"A E
Canty, for while this was taking place WRESTLERS DEFEAT AR
Lopez looped a glove over the ref and outTXT
went Canty. A no decision was given, THE L ETON, THE Steer v
Lot the writer is of the opinion that Can- two weeks instea
ty merited a decision in this case. J4AST Friday night in less than one nounced in our last
Two boys with an equal determination half hour the wrestlers polished off the time since the pr
entered the fifth session on an even foot- best the Lexington had to offer in the way the Steer that its
ing. Petrouski and "Red" Alfred put on of opposition. The first bout was a de- pended for more t
a great bout, with plenty of snap and gin- fault to the Lex., our man Marriott hav- has happened onl
ger throughout the ensuing eight min- ing smashed his tees with a can of powder two annual Christ
utes. However the red headed boy from the day before. The next three were se- The Editor wish
the "Okie" came out with the closest of cured falls in short order. ciation to the sple
decisions. Krekel --126 lbs. -3 min. 4 sends other members of
All hands witnessed an excellent match Moore --- 147 lbs. --- 2min. 38 seconds absence. Now tha
in the sixth go. Here Wingfield of the McLaughlin - 160 lbs. -- 2 min. 28 sec. Yard and are abou
Augusta and our "Dinty" Moore tore up McLaughlin met their best man, Kelly, nery practices, we
the atmosphere for all four rounds, first but Kelly failed to last any longer than gain that this is
cne having the edge then the other. As a the others. The next man, Faulk, sus- your support justPLRA I IOINS
FAREWELL HOP
successful series of
the Legion Hall in
te Star Club last week
dance of the season.
of the season was pre-
inal hop. The orches-
k of its form and many
gratulations showered
for their splendid mu-
e season. The pune
o overflowing, favor
adies, balloons and see
ned to make the fare
affair.
ere all conducted in
hion and from all side-
formed that they were
are (C0mmI SC, 81n1 es
tant chairman, Chief'
Neher, deserves the
he credit for this fine
on Page Three.)
ION DAYS
OVER
nation was extended to
d of the one week an-
t issue. This is the first
esent Editor took ove
publication was sue-
han one issue, and that
y twice-namely, over
mas holidays.
es to express his appre-
undid work done by the
the Staff during hi
t we have left the Navy
.t to begin our fall gun-
e would remind you a-
your paper. It needs
as much as any ( 01
en PuceI( oour
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Texas (Battleship). The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1933, newspaper, September 9, 1933; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1161668/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.